Added 9 October 2026
teacher
/ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/ noun
In Latin: docens, doctor, doctrix Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about teacher at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A person whose occupation is teaching.
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A personified abstraction that teaches.
books were his teachers
Origin
From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.
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